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Water Is Life

Water Is Life from directly overhead

Water Is Life is an artwork in Washington, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. Jump Off Joe stands 670 m to the south-southeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Zintel Canyon Greenway, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. JCT SR 395 VIC TRI CITIES TO THE OREGON BORDER VIC PLYMOUTH passes 2.7 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
stainless_steel

How to reach it

Coordinates46.19091, -119.15868

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cherry Blossom Meadows Park: 0.7 mi
  • Horse Heaven Hills Park: 0.8 mi
  • Painters' Village Green: 0.8 mi
  • Vancouver Park: 0.9 mi
  • Volunteer Park: 1.0 mi
Artworks: 58
Peaks: 27
  • Perry Monument: 2.0 mi
  • Thompson Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Jump Off Joe: 6.2 mi
  • Little Badger Mountain: 6.4 mi
  • Johnson Butte: 6.7 mi
Nature reserves: 25
Gardens: 23
Historic sites: 18
  • Veteran's Memorial: 2.2 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 3.0 mi
  • The Green Bridge Memorial: 3.0 mi
  • Martin Luther King Jr.: 4.6 mi
  • Gene L. Spaulding: 4.8 mi
Museums: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Attractions: 4
  • 9/11 WTC Memorial Kennewick: 1.5 mi
  • The Pink House: 1.6 mi
  • Max Air Trampoline Park: 3.7 mi
  • USS Triton Submarine: 12.1 mi
Springs: 3
  • Coyote Srings: 6.5 mi
  • Badger Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Katie Fleck Spring: 21.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Water Is Life. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jump Off JoeSSE 167°670 m6.2 mi
Chandler ButteWNW 282°622 m19.7 mi
Johnson ButteSSW 194°620 m6.7 mi
Dead Dog LaunchWNW 282°556 m17.1 mi
Badger MountainWNW 291°481.3 m8.2 mi
RomeW 267°479 m11.2 mi
Candy MountainWNW 295°424 m11.0 mi
FourmileS 189°413 m13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3019:09
June solstice05:0620:0620:53
September equinox06:4418:1618:56
December solstice07:3715:2316:14

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364047546369777667554336
Precip in1.10.80.70.60.80.60.20.20.30.70.91.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kennewick, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11987912426

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